XOXO – 2026

Thursday, April 16, 5:15 PM

Wish You Were Ear
Director: Mirjana Balogh, Animation, Hungary, 10 min
In a world where ex-partners must swap a chosen body part after each break-up, every relationship leaves a visible mark.

Fantasies of a Rescue Dummy
Director: Adrian Maganza, Narrative, UK, 7 min
Forgotten at the bottom of a pool, a rescue dummy drifts into a swirl of longing fantasies, dreaming of being lifted to the surface by a swimmer’s embrace.

Anyone Lived in a Pretty How Town
Director: Daniel Kreizberg, Animation, Lithuania, USA, 9 min
In a picturesque town, a man named “anyone” rejoices in the beauty of everyday life and celebrates the natural world. The people around him, however, are more focused on conforming to modern society, and ostracize anyone for being different.

Like Other People
Director: Luisa Nöllke, Leo Dzhyshyashvili, Narrative, Germany, 17 min
When a condom breaks, Nina and Danil wander the night in search of a pharmacy and a decision.

Remember Me
Director: Claire Titelman, Narrative, USA, 9 min
A woman whose social skills have grown rusty due to an extended period spent alone caring for her ailing father rehearses for an upcoming date.

Purebred
Director: Caleb J. Roberts, Narrative, Ireland, UK, 15 min
During a heatwave, a transgender man returns to the flat of his on-off-again lover after taking a pregnancy test.

Tourists
Director: Maria Kralovič, Animation, Czech Republic, France, Slovakia, 15 min
A married couple are fixing hiking trail marks in the woods. It doesn’t take long for them to get lost. Scared, lonely and powerless, they now must learn how to survive.

It’ll Be Fun. I Promise
Director: Courtney Hope Therond, Narrative, USA, 12 min
A man agrees to help his new girlfriend make Only Fans content, only to discover it might not be as fun as he thought.

Disc
Director: Blake Rice, Narrative, USA, 14 min
The story of a hookup gone too far up.